Champion City or Lala Land, Which Path Are You On?

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Skatergirl is frustrated. No matter what she tries, she can’t land a triple salchow to save her life.

This isn’t a new jump for her. It was the first triple she landed, and usually she can do it in her sleep.

Even though she’s supposed to work on her spins, Skatergirl decides to try it one more time. Unfortunately, she falls, so she decides to do it again. And again. And again.

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You Don’t Need to Freak out before Competition

Exclusive ICE Mental Game Article

Skatergirl has a competition coming up, and she’s freaking out.
She’s worrying about all of the skills she can’t do.
All of the goals she hasn’t reached.

Her triple flip still isn’t consistent.
She hasn’t even started working on her triple lutz.
At the end of the season, she’s gonna age out of the Junior level.
With her current skills, she has zero chance of making the international team.

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